HUFFPOST FUNDRACE -- $100 Million For Mitt

Mitt Romney's campaign raised $100 million in June when combined with the Republican National Committee and the campaign's joint fundraising vehicle, known as Romney Victory. If these numbers hold up -- we will finally see Romney Victory's fundraising on July 15 -- Romney and the RNC will be the first candidate and party duo to break $100 million in the 2012 race. Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee jointly raised more than $100 million in three consecutive months in 2008 and set the record for joint fundraising in September of that year raising $195 million. The Obama camp hasn't come close to those numbers yet in 2012 with their top joint fundraising total reaching $59 million in May.

The New York Times' Robert Draper has a long piece in this weekend's magazine about the mad dash for super PAC cash by the team behind Priorities USA Action, the pro-Obama super PAC. It's a real must-read to understand the absurd lengths the super PAC must go to to solicit $1 million checks. Also, "As of late June, the super PAC has amassed a total of $40 million, with almost $20 million in the bank and about a dozen million-dollar donors onboard." This would mean that the pro-Obama super PAC would have raised $26 million in June! If so, it would be the biggest haul by any single super PAC in one month since super PACs were conjured into existence.

The Washington Post reports that presidential fundraising is down from 2008, while congressional fundraising is up. The main difference from 2008 to 2012: the lack of a blockbuster three-way primary on the Democratic side.

Democratic lawmakers who voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt have received millions in support from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), HuffPost reports.

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) reports that it raised $2.5 million in the immediate aftermath of the Supreme Court's ruling to uphold nearly all of the historic health care law passed in 2010.

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